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Old Fashioned Coffee Pudding Recipe

This pudding was handed down from my husband's great-grandmother. To give an idea of how old this recipe is, it was translated from her German script found in an old ledger when she'd collected favorite recipes from her friends. It's a bona fide and delicious "antique". The only modern touch that I've added to it is the option of using decaffeinated coffee.

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chillingYIELD:4 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar

4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Pinch salt

2 cups cold strong coffee

2 egg yolks, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped until stiff

Additional whipped cream, optional

Shaved bittersweet chocolate, optional

Directions

1.In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Stir in coffee until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.

2. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool. Fold in whipping cream. Chill. Garnish with additional whipped cream and chocolate if desired.
Yield: 4 servings.